Image forming apparatus having means to disable a drive force when an apparatus cover is opened
US5802427A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1687
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an apparatus housing having a releasible and movable side frame, and a stationary side frame, a photosensitive unit having a photosensitive member and which is detachably mounted on the movable side frame, and an intermediate transfer unit having an intermediate transfer member for temporarily receiving a transferred toner image formed on the surface of the photosensitive member in a primary transfer, and transferring the temporarily transfer toner image to a recording sheet in a secondary transfer, the intermediate transfer unit being detachably mounted on the movable side frame.
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